Overheard by a public phone...

[hope]

"Hi, Mrs. McLane, it's Brian. I was wondering if Lexi was there."

[confusion]

"No, she didn't tell me...a government job? Are you sure?"

[concern]

"But that doesn't sound like Lexi at all. Unless it's NASA, or—"

[surprise]

"What do you mean, you're not sure of the address?"

[frustration]

"Well, do you have her new number? Her old one's been disconnected, and..."

[exasperation]

"No, we didn't have a fight. I just don't know why she didn't tell me where she was going."

[worry]

"Yeah, I guess so...if you could tell her I called, the next time you talk to her, I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot. 'Bye."

[determination]

He hung up the phone. "Something is very wrong here," he declared...but even so, he wasn't quite sure who to tell.